01/10/2011

An evening of automotive conversations with a twist. Fast-paced, thought-provoking, and social, Ignite is a high-energy evening of five-minute talks by people who have an idea—and the guts to get onstage and share it with their hometown crowd. Connected through the global Ignite network, it’s a force for raising the collective IQ and building connections in cities across the globe via video streaming and archives.

HOW:

At Ignite Automotive, speakers have exactly five minutes to enlighten us – backed by 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds, whether they like it or not.

As an attendee, you’ll learn about innovative concepts emerging within the industry, while networking with a diverse crowd of those passionate about the industry. As a speaker, you’ll land a platform that challenges not only the way you present your ideas, but grants you access to an audience eager to listen.

Our second event, Ignite Automotive 2, will be held on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. As part of Global Ignite Week, we’ll join over 45 events across five continents during the week of February 7-11.

Ignite Automotive is a community event entirely driven by volunteers, from sponsors to organizers to speakers. If you’re interested in helping out or have questions, call us at (248) 325-8009 or send us an email at ignite (at) igniteautomotive.org.

11/24/2010

We're proud to announce that our second event, Ignite Automotive 2, will be held in Metro Detroit on Tuesday, February 8th, 2011. As part of Global Ignite Week, Ignite Automotive 2, will join over 45 events across 5 continents during the week of February 7-11, 2011.

Ignite events are community run events that share a common format: 5 minute talks where speakers use 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds.

Call for Speakers

If you are passionate and have innovative ideas that you'd like to share on any aspect of the auto industry, we'd love to hear from you!

02/24/2010

We're pretty excited about the new global Ignite portal: Ignite Show. Launched just before Global Ignite Week, March 1st - 5th, 2010, Ignite Show combines presentations from the past four years of Ignite events.

We highly encourage you to check out some of the presentations and speakers at Ignite Show and to check out the following events in Michigan:

Also part of Global Ignite Week, Ignite Lansing 3 will be held at the former Knapp's Department Store in Downtown Lansing, Michigan. They are taking speaking submissions through February 10th and can be found on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ignitelansing.

Michigan is in need of some change and it's apparent that Ignite is already a huge force in action.